NU city council OKs two ordinances

By: Clay Schuldt

NEW ULM – The second consideration for two ordinance changes to New Ulm’s city code were approved by the New Ulm City Council Tuesday. The first ordinance change will rezone a 1.9-acre agricultural open space at 2405 N. Highland Avenue to a ...

July 9, 2026

Shakopee man arrested after high-speed chase

By: Fritz Busch

BLUE EARTH COUNTY — A 43-year-old Shakopee man with an outstanding Minnesota Department of Corrections warrant stemming from a 2022 Blue Earth County drug conviction was arrested after leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase that ended ...

July 9, 2026

Oak Hills resident turns 100

By: Fritz Busch

NEW ULM — An Oak Hills Living Center resident who received an award for being one of the greatest nurses in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, Area in 1998, turns 100 years old Thursday. Joan N. Gerth celebrated her 100th birthday with family at ...

July 9, 2026

Area roundup: Silver rout St. James

WEDNESDAY VFW BASEBALL VFW SILVER 16, ST. JAMES 0 (5 INNINGS) ST. JAMES — The New Ulm VFW Silver racked up 12 hits for 16 runs in a 16-0 rout of St. James on Wednesday evening in a VFW baseball game. The Silver were led by a nine-run ...

July 9, 2026

Sleepy Eye, Springfield begin sub-sub state baseball tourneys begin this week

The DII Southwest Sub-State, East Senior Legion Sub-Sub State Tournament and the DII Southwest Sub-State, East Junior Legion Sub-Sub State Tournament begin this week, with the senior legion slated to begin first on Thursday. SENIOR ...

July 9, 2026

BCHS to present “Baseball and Brown County: Still in Glove”

NEW ULM — Baseball has been part of Brown County life for nearly as long as Brown County itself. On Thursday, July 16, from 12-1 p.m., the Brown County Historical Society (BCHS) will explore that rich local tradition during its next Lunch ...

July 9, 2026